Alfonso Antonio Dulanto Corzo (born 22 July 1969) is a retired

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vian

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who played as a

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Club career

During his 16-year professional career, Dulanto rarely settled with a team. In his country, he played professionally for Club Hijos de Yurimaguas, Universitario (his biggest stint with any team, three years – he represented this team on three separate periods),

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian Association football, football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their succ ...

, Melgar (two stints),

Estudiantes de Medicina Club Social y Deportivo Estudiantes de Medicina is a Peruvian football club from the city of Ica. The club was founded 1975 and plays in the Copa Perú, which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History The club was the 2000 Copa Pe ...

and Universidad San Martín. Abroad, he appeared for Mérida (Spain, ''

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''),

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and APOEL of

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, eventually retiring with USPM in 2005, at 36.

International career

Dulanto made 25 appearances for

, his debut coming on 5 May 1994, in a

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with

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. He appeared in two

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tournaments, helping the national side reach the semifinals in the 1997 edition, in

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References

External links

FutbolPeruano profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dulanto, Alfonso 1969 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Club Universitario de Deportes footballers CP Mérida footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers APOEL FC players Deportivo Municipal footballers FBC Melgar footballers Estudiantes de Medicina footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players Peruvian Primera División players Liga MX players Cypriot First Division players Peru men's international footballers 1995 Copa América players 1997 Copa América players Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen